“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has made a decision to welcome back a live studio audience with safety protocols during the pandemic.
Ellen DeGeneres will walk out to see 40 fans seated in the studio audience section of her talk show with another 70 virtual attendees starting on Wednesday, per Variety magazine in a piece published Tuesday. (RELATED: Ellen DeGeneres Reportedly Thought Accusations Against Her Were Just ‘Sour Grapes’)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show is bringing back its live studio audience for the first time since the pandemic began https://t.co/iz1pzFvxcm pic.twitter.com/PSYkLO3gQi
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 27, 2020
The piece noted that the the show will adhere to strict pandemic-related health and safety protocols in order to safely have audience members at the show for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year. (RELATED: Mariah Carey Talks About ‘Extremely Uncomfortable’ Pregnancy Interview On Ellen DeGeneres Show)
According to the Hollywood Reporter:
The live studio audience will join just in time for the holidays. DeGeneres will continue with her 12 Days of Giveaways, beginning Monday, Nov. 23, in which the host gives some of her in-studio audience and at-home fans some of her favorite gifts.
Some of the guests for her upcoming episodes include such stars as Melissa McCarthy, Magic Johnson, Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell and Usher, just to name a few.
As previously reported, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” follows shows like “Saturday Night Live” in deciding to have studio audience members during the pandemic.
Earlier this month, “SNL” welcomed back a limited amount of audience members and even ended up paying them for attending by “casting” them in order to adhere to New York City’s COVID-19 reopening guidelines.